Michelle Louise Chandler (born 16 July 1974) is a retired
basketball
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player from
Australia
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, who played for the
Melbourne Tigers
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. She was a member of the
national women's team that won the bronze medal at the
1996 Summer Olympics
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in
Atlanta
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, Georgia. She attended the
Australian Institute of Sport
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in 1992. Her married name is Michelle Cleary.
Basketball Australian Representative History (1996)
. Australian Institute of Sport. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
See also
* List of Australian WNBA players
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References
External links
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1974 births
Living people
Australian women's basketball players
Basketball players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Olympic basketball players for Australia
Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
Sportspeople from Geelong
Melbourne Tigers players
Olympic medalists in basketball
Australian Institute of Sport basketball (WNBL) players
Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Sportswomen from Victoria (state)
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